Original: περισσεύω

Transliteration: perisseúō

Phonetic: per-is-syoo'-o

Short Definition: Abound

- Original: περισσεύω

- Transliteration: Perisseuo

- Phonetic: per-is-syoo'-o

- Definition:

1. to exceed a fixed number of measure, to be left over and above a certain number or measure

a. to be over, to remain

b. to exist or be at hand in abundance

1. to be great (abundant)

2. a thing which comes in abundance, or overflows unto one, something falls to the lot of one in large measure

3. to redound unto, turn out abundantly for, a thing

c. to abound, overflow

1. to be abundantly furnished with, to have in abundance, abound in (a thing), to be in affluence

2. to be pre-eminent, to excel

3. to excel more than, exceed

2. to make to abound

a. to furnish one richly so that he has abundance

b. to make abundant or excellent

- Origin: from G4053

- TDNT entry: 06:58,8

- Part(s) of speech: Verb

- Strong's: From G4053; to superabound (in quantity or quality) be in excess be superfluous; also (transitively) to cause to superabound or excel: - (make more) abound (have have more) abundance (be more) abundant be the better enough and to spare exceed excel increase be left redound remain (over and above).

Cognate: G4050, G4051, G4053, G4057, G5248, G5249